Lawyer of Radicalized Quebec Man Had ‘No Indication’ of Violence

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The lawyer previously representing the man who killed a soldier and injured another in south of Montreal this week, Patricia Gauthier, described her client Martin Couture-Rouleau as a “very calm, even friendly” man. According to Gauthier, “there was no indication that he would do such a thing.” She was representing 25-year-old Couture-Rouleau in a child custody case.

The court case involved Couture-Rouleau fighting his ex-wife from preventing him to see their child because he had converted to Islam in April 2013. The court documents filed on Oct. 14 explain that “the applicant is Muslim and believes (his former wife) refuses him access to (their child) for that reason alone.” The next court date, when Couture-Rouleau and his former spouse were due in court, was Nov. 5. According to Gauthier, her client’s change in faith was “a way for him to see life as he pleased. He never seemed violent.” Couture-Rouleau changed his first name to Ahmad after converting to Islam. Additionally, the lawyer revealed that he was had financial problems and was living with his father in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, near Montreal, when he declared bankruptcy in February. Furthermore, he owed almost $22,000, but had just $452 in his bank account.

Couture-Rouleau used Ahmad Rouleau as his name on Facebook and Abu Ibrahim AlCanadi on Twitter, which contained a photo of ISIS flag as profile picture. His Facebook page allegedly posted verses from the Qur’an about fighting for Allah, but police says it wasn’t enough to have him charged with anything.

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